MARCH 12, 2024 - The Department of the Navy's (DON) FY25 President's Budget (PB25) request is $257.6B, an increase of $1.8B or 0.7% from the FY24 President’s Budget request. The PB25 request reflects the nation’s priorities as detailed in U.S. strategic guidance. At the top of this hierarchy is the President’s National Security Strategy followed by the 2022 National Defense … [Read more...]
Air Force Releases 2025 Budget Proposal
MARCH 12, 2024 - The Department of the Air Force unveiled a $217.5 billion budget request March 11, designed to continue modernizing the Air Force and Space Force, maintain readiness to respond to current threats, and address key capability gaps while investing to manage risks that are increasing with time. The $217.5 billion proposal that Congress will now consider for … [Read more...]
Fighter Wing Conducts First Wing-Wide AFFORGEN Exercise
MARCH 12, 2024 - The 325th Fighter Wing recently hosted exercise Crown Royal 24-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base Feb. 20-March 6, to test the wing’s ability to generate, employ and sustain combat forces. Exercises like CR 24-2 are an Air Force instruction requirement for evaluating combat readiness and improving coordination for various situational requirements. “We want to … [Read more...]
Sailors to Get 24 Hour Access to Navy Fitness Facilities
MARCH 12, 2024 – Sailors will soon have access to fitness centers on all Navy installations 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Commander, Navy Installations Command, which oversees all 70 Navy bases around the globe, signed a memorandum on March 8 authorizing installation commanding officers to move forward with implementing 24-hour entry to fitness facilities. “If we … [Read more...]
French Air Force Crew Trains with U.S. Coast Guard
MARCH 12, 2024 – A crew from the French Air Force arrived at Air Station Barbers Point on March 4, 2024, for a week-long subject matter exchange with U.S. Coast Guard aircrews. The seven-member team, comprised of three pilots and four crew members, is stationed in French Polynesia, Tahiti, and flies a CN235 Casa aircraft; during their visit, they participated in various … [Read more...]